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• The Seine

  the River That Made Paris

  Sciolino, Elaine,

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  The former New York Times Paris bureau chief and author of the best-selling The Only Street in Paris presents a vibrant tour of the Seine that traces its rich history and the stories of contributors from all walks of life.

• The Paris Novel

  Reichl, Ruth,

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  Resigning herself to honor her mother's last wishes, Stella travels to Paris where she meets an octogenarian art collector who introduces her to the who's who of the 1980's Paris literary, art and culinary worlds, helping her understand what it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• From Crook to Cook

  Platinum Recipes From Tha Boss Dogg's Kitchen

  Snoop Dogg, 1972-

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  Delivering 50 recipes straight from his own collection, Snoop's cookbook features OG staples like Baked Mac & Cheese and Fried Bologna Sandwiches with Chips, and new takes on classic weeknight faves like Soft Flour Tacos and Easy Orange Chicken.

• Just Add Water

  My Swimming Life

  Ledecky, Katie, 1997-

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  Katie Ledecky is one of the best swimmers ever to compete. She has won more individual Olympic races than any female swimmer in history. A three-time Olympian, a seven-time gold medalist, a twenty-one-time world champion, eight-time NCAA Champion,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Godwin

  O'Neill, Joseph, 1964-

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  A technical writer living in Pittsburgh with his young family is pulled into a scheme with his half-brother to recruit a soccer phenom in Africa to play for his team in the United Kingdom in the new novel by the author of Neverland.

• The Boys in the Boat

  Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

  Brown, Daniel James, 1951-

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  Describes the American rowing team's triumphant and unlikely win during the 1936 Olympics, and is based on The boys in the boat: Nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

• Path Lit by Lightning

  the Life of Jim Thorpe

  Maraniss, David,

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  Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. He won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, was an All-American football player at the Carlisle Indian School, the star of the first…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Horsewoman

  a Novel

  Patterson, James, 1947-

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  Vowing to never, ever, go up against one another, champion riders Maggie Atwood and her daughter Becky McCabe, sharing a dream to be the best horsewoman in the world, find themselves facing off in the Paris Olympics.

• I Do Love You Still

  Morrison, Mary B.,

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  A power couple famed for their talents and passion-driven clashes face an ultimate test when one is given a rare chance to move her fashion brand to New York City at the same time the other secures an Olympic spot.

• Swimming in Paris

  a Life in Three Stories

  Schneck, Colombe, 1966-

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  In Seventeen, Friendship, and Swimming, Colombe Schneck orchestrates a coming-of-age in three movements. Beautiful, masterfully controlled, yet filled with pathos, they invite the reader into a decades-long evolution of sexuality, bodily autonomy,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Flight From Berlin

  a Novel

  John, David, 1966-

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  As Berlin welcomes the world to the Summer Olympic Games in 1936, British journalist Richard Denham and American reporter Eleanor Emerson are drawn into a deadly game involving the Gestapo and the British Secret Intelligence Service.

• Gold

  Cleave, Chris,

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  Sharing a close friendship and rivalry throughout their Elite training, world-class athletes Zoe and Kate find the limits of their physical and emotional realities tested on the eve of London 2012, where they consider difficult sacrifices and weigh…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Resisters

  Jen, Gish,

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  Enduring life on the margins in a near-future world ruthlessly divided between the employed and unemployed, a once-professional couple give birth to an athletically gifted child, whose attention by the government compels her mother to challenge…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Will Know Me

  a Novel

  Abbott, Megan, 1971-

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  When a violent death rocks her close-knit gymnastics community weeks before an important competition, the mother of an Olympics hopeful works frantically to hold her family together in spite of being irresistibly drawn to the crime.

• Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932

  a Novel

  Prose, Francine, 1947-

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  As a teenager, athlete and Olympic hopeful Louisianne “Lou” Villars travels to Paris, where she becomes a coat check girl at the infamous Chameleon Club, a cabaret favored by the city's bohemian demimonde, Lou falls in (and out of) love with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Graham Effect

  Kennedy, Elle,

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  Gigi Graham has exactly three goals: qualify for the women's national hockey team, win Olympic gold, and step out of her famous father's shadow. So far, so good, except for two little things. Fine--a little thing and a big, grumpy thing. She needs…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tokyo Ueno Station

  Yū, Miri, 1968-

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  Haunting the park near Tokyo's Uneo Station, the ghost of a man whose life eerily paralleled the Emperor's reflects on the milestones that impacted his existence, from his homelessness and the 2011 tsunami to the 1964 and 2020 Olympics.

• Running the Rift

  Benaron, Naomi, 1951-

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  Rwandan runner Jean Patrick Nkuba dreams of winning an Olympic gold medal and uniting his ethnically divided country, only to be driven from everyone he loves when the violence starts, after which he must find a way back to a better life.

• The Storm Sister

  Ally's Story

  Riley, Lucinda, 1965-2021,

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  An Olympic yachting hopeful traces her heritage to Norway, following an intriguing clue left by her deceased father, which leads her to uncover the story of a woman linked one hundred years ago to the composer of "Peer Gynt," Edvard Grieg.

• Home Remedies

  Stories

  Wang, Xuan Juliana, 1985-

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  A debut collection of 12 stories reflecting the current freedom-seeking generation of Chinese youth ranges from the experiences of a first-generation Chinese-American family to the pressures on a pair of divers at the Beijing Olympics.